Application of Intel RealSense Cameras for Depth Image Generation in Robotics

Abstract

This paper presents the applications of depth cameras in robotics. The aim is to test the capabilities of depth cameras in order to better detect objects in images based on depth information. In the paper, the Intel RealSense depth cameras are introduced briefly and their working principle and characteristics are explained. The use of depth cameras in the example of painting robots is shown in brief. The utilization of the RealSense depth camera is a very important step in robotic applications, since it is the initial step in a series of robotic operations, where the goal is to detect and extract an obstacle on a wall that is not intended for painting. A series of experiments confirmed that camera D415 provides much more precise and accurate depth information than camera D435.